Who is the ABC's Dr Kirstin Ferguson?

WHO IS THE NEW ACTING ABC CHAIR DR KIRSTIN FERGUSON?

* After completing high school in Sydney, Dr Ferguson began her career with the Royal Australian Air Force. She trained as a cadet in Canberra - where she graduated as dux for academic and military performance - whilst completing a Bachelor of Arts through the University of NSW.

* After training, Dr Ferguson spent three years working as a Flight Lieutenant in Brisbane, where she also studied law at the Queensland University of Technology. She left the RAAF in 1998.

* Worked at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright in Brisbane for eight years, where she held a number of leadership roles.

* Became general manager at consulting company Sentis, focused on psychological services in the mining and resources sector. She went on to become the organisation's chief executive before leaving in 2010.

* She has since held a range of director roles on ASX 100, ASX 200, private company and government boards. She was appointed to the ABC board in 2015.

* Dr Ferguson is also an Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology Business School.

* She's an advocate of women in leadership, having authored the book Women Kind, and created a social media campaign in that vein (#CelebratingWomen).

* Dr Ferguson has two children.